Dullatur Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dullatur Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130831
Site Number NS77NE 81
NGR NS 753 774
NGR Description Centred NS 753 774
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130831
- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Cumbernauld
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumbernauld And Kilsyth
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS77NE 81 centred 753 774
(Location cited as NS 7507 7731, centred om surface mine no.1). DULLATUR Colliery
Location: Dullatur
Previous Owners: Cadzow Coal Company
Types of Coal: Anthracite
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1935
Year Closed: 1964
Average Workforce: 192
Peak Workforce: 281
Peak Year: 1963
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 surface mines each 220m long, No. 1 (downcast NS 7507 7731) 1 in 5, and No. 2 (upcast NS 7509 7731) 1 in 4
Details in 1948: Output 60 tons per day, 16,200 tons per annum. 97 employees. No washer. Baths, canteen, first-aid room. Electricity from Scottish Central Supply. Report dated 19-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
